Lloyd-Shapley-Obituary

Lloyd Shapley

Jun 2, 1923 – Mar 12, 2016 (Age 92)

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BORN
June 2, 1923
DIED
March 12, 2016
AGE
92

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lloyd S. Shapley, a researcher of strategic decision making called "game theory" who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics, has died at 92.

The RAND Corp., where Shapley worked as a research mathematician for decades, said he died Saturday in Tucson, Arizona. His...

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What a great Mathematician Mr. Shapley was. He made a tremendous contribution to the mathematic community. That was a God given talent he had with numbers. To the family you have my sincere sympathy. May God grant you the needed peace and comfort.

Sad news for me and many others. I really felt a big loss as he was my gateway to the world outside India. I was planning to write a little piece expressing my appreciation and send it to friends (his and mine) but then I thought people may not care, so I did not do it.

If I was not writing his lecture notes at the recommendation of VK Chetty (which was basically my understanding of his work reading his papers that he presented at ISI Delhi, together with Martin Shubik and Pradeep...

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To the family of Lloyd, so sorry for your loss, may the God of all comfort strengthen you and comfort you during this most difficult time.

To the Shapley Family, How difficult it is when we lose someone so adored; who meant so much to family and friends. May the God of all comfort be with you during this period of great loss as future promises await. Jeremiah 31:13

I am so sorry for your loss. May Jehovah the God of tender mercies comfort and strengthen the family in this difficult time

May the God of all comfort be with you at this time of grief, may all fond memories stay close to your hearts. Psalms 46:1